Technology

Silicon Valley, technology and science news. Technology is the application of conceptual knowledge for achieving practical goals, especially in a reproducible way. The word technology can also mean the products resulting from such efforts, including both tangible tools such as utensils or machines, and intangible ones such as software. Technology plays a critical role in science, engineering, and everyday life

India’s Vast Rural Areas Plug into Digital Economy  

India’s Vast Rural Areas Plug into Digital Economy  

In the past year, there has seen a dramatic transformation in the way customers pay for their purchases in Banuri,...

India’s Vast Rural Areas Plug into Digital Economy

India’s Vast Rural Areas Plug into Digital Economy

In India, an initiative to bring internet access across the country has helped millions plug into new digital technologies. One...

Ukraine Cyber Chief Visits ‘Black Hat’ Hacker Meeting in Las Vegas

Ukraine Cyber Chief Visits ‘Black Hat’ Hacker Meeting in Las Vegas

Ukraine’s top cyber official addressed a room full of security experts at a hackers convention following a two-day trip from...

Facebook Use Plunges Among US Teens, Survey Finds

Facebook Use Plunges Among US Teens, Survey Finds

U.S. teens have left Facebook in droves over the past seven years, preferring to spend time at video-sharing venues YouTube...

Race for Semiconductors Influences Taiwan Conflict 

Race for Semiconductors Influences Taiwan Conflict 

China has blocked many of Taiwan’s exports in retaliation for U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s visit to Taiwan on August...

Biden Signs Semiconductor Bill Boosting US Competitiveness

Biden Signs Semiconductor Bill Boosting US Competitiveness

U.S. President Joe Biden has signed the CHIPS and Science Act, which aims to boost U.S. competitiveness against China by...

Australia to Permit Offshore Wind Farms 

Australia to Permit Offshore Wind Farms 

Offshore wind farms are to be permitted for the first time in Australia. The Climate Change Minister Chris Bowen has...

Biden Celebrates Semiconductor Legislation to Boost US Competitiveness Against China

Biden Celebrates Semiconductor Legislation to Boost US Competitiveness Against China

President Joe Biden virtually joined Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer Tuesday to celebrate the CHIPS and Science Act, which aims to...

Biden Celebrates Semiconductor Legislation to Boost US Competitiveness Against China

Biden Celebrates Semiconductor Legislation to Boost US Competitiveness Against China

US President Joe Biden virtually joined Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer on Tuesday to celebrate the CHIPS and Science Act, which...

Kenyan Ministers Say Government Not Banning Facebook

Kenyan Ministers Say Government Not Banning Facebook

Kenyan ministers said the government has no intention of banning Facebook despite a watchdog last week accusing the social media...

US, Japan to Set Up Research Center for Next Semiconductors

US, Japan to Set Up Research Center for Next Semiconductors

The United States and Japan launched a new high-level economic dialogue Friday aimed at pushing back against China and countering...

Congress OKs Bill to Aid Computer Chip Firms, Counter China 

Congress OKs Bill to Aid Computer Chip Firms, Counter China 

The House on Thursday passed a $280 billion package to boost the semiconductor industry and scientific research in a bid...

US Probes Cyber Breach of Federal Court Records System

US Probes Cyber Breach of Federal Court Records System

The U.S. Justice Department is investigating a cyber breach involving the federal court records management system, the department’s top national...

Twitter Accepts Oct. 17 Trial but Is Concerned Musk Will Try to Delay

Twitter Accepts Oct. 17 Trial but Is Concerned Musk Will Try to Delay

 Twitter Inc. does not object to Elon Musk’s proposal to start a trial on October 17 over Musk’s bid to...

Meta Posts First Revenue Drop as Inflation Throttles Ad Sales

Meta Posts First Revenue Drop as Inflation Throttles Ad Sales

Meta Platforms Inc. issued a gloomy forecast after recording its first ever quarterly drop in revenue Wednesday, with recession fears...

Community Solar Powers New York City’s Green Grid

Community Solar Powers New York City’s Green Grid

Located on the rooftops of commercial skyscrapers, apartment buildings and warehouses, micro solar plants are starting to play a larger...

US Senate Advances Bill to Boost Microchip Production

US Senate Advances Bill to Boost Microchip Production

The U.S. Senate has passed a $280 billion initiative that would boost domestic production of microchips and provide support for...

US Senate Votes to Advance Sweeping Semiconductor Industry Bill

US Senate Votes to Advance Sweeping Semiconductor Industry Bill

The U.S. Senate voted 64-32 on Tuesday to advance legislation to dramatically boost U.S. semiconductor manufacturing in a bid to...

Semiconductor Bill Unites US Politicians From Left, Right — in Opposition

Semiconductor Bill Unites US Politicians From Left, Right — in Opposition

A bill to boost semiconductor production in the United States has managed to do nearly the unthinkable — unite the...

How China Became Ground Zero for the Auto Chip Shortage

How China Became Ground Zero for the Auto Chip Shortage

From his small office in Singapore, Kelvin Pang is ready to wager a $23 million payday that the worst of...

US Congress Moves Toward $52 Billion in Subsidies for Semiconductor Firms

US Congress Moves Toward $52 Billion in Subsidies for Semiconductor Firms

The Senate this week took a key step toward passing a bill meant to provide $52 billion in subsidies to...

Twitter Suffers Widespread Outage

Twitter Suffers Widespread Outage

Twitter appeared to be working again after a widespread outage earlier Thursday. The site Downdetector.com, which logs service outages, reported...